Finance, Business Analytics Concentration, BBA

Degree Requirements for the Majors Program:

Degree candidates must be students in good academic standing who have satisfied all general education and proficiency requirements; earned at least 60 semester credits in Arts and Sciences academic subjects; satisfied all core and major requirements of the Mason School of Business; and earned at least 120 semester hours of academic credits.

The Undergraduate Business Core Program common to all majors is as follows:

Business Core:

BUAD 203 - Principles of Accounting Credits: (3)
BUAD 300 - Business Perspectives and Applications Credits: (1)
BUAD 311 - Principles of Marketing Credits: (3)
BUAD 317 - Organizational Behavior and Management Credits: (3)
BUAD 323 - Financial Management Credits: (3)
BUAD 330 - Computer Skills for Business Credits: (1)
BUAD 343 - Legal Environment of Business Credits: (2)
BUAD 350 - Introduction to Business Analytics Credits: (3)
BUAD 351 - Operations Management Credits: (1.5)
BUAD 352 - Decision-making through Visualization and Simulation Credits: (1.5)
BUAD 414 - Global Strategic Management Credits: (3)

Major Computing Requirement:

All students are required to complete BUAD 330 and use computer-based approaches within the curricula of the Mason School of Business. Students are required to submit papers and write-ups using current software applications. Students also are required to use spreadsheets in preparing analyses, and presentation software in preparing presentations. It is required that students acquire a laptop computer and appropriate software. Computer labs are also available on campus.

Finance Major

The major in Finance requires 13 credit hours in addition to the Core Program. The following six credit hours must be part of the 13 credit hour requirement:

BUAD 327 - Investments Credits: (3)
BUAD 329 - Corporate Valuation and Credit Analysis Credits: (3)

Additional Requirements

In addition, choose two courses from the following:

BUAD 420 - Financial History Credits: (3)
BUAD 422 - Applied Financial Concepts Credits: (3)
BUAD 423 - Corporate Financial Strategy Credits: (3)
BUAD 424 - Derivatives and Risk Management Credits: (3)
BUAD 427 - Advanced Investments Credits: (3)
BUAD 428 - Behavioral Economics and Finance Credits: (3)

Experiential Elective

Choose one course from the following:

BUAD 417 - International Finance Credits: (3)
BUAD 421 - Student Managed Investment Fund Credits: (3)
BUAD 426 - Fundamentals of Hedge Fund Management Credits: (1)
BUAD 492 - Special Topics Credits: (0-3) - (Experiential Finance Special Topics Only)

Business Analytics Concentration

Students wishing to complete a concentration in Business Analytics must satisfy the requirements for the major, and complete an additional six credit hours as specified below.

BUAD 460 - Big Data Analytics with Machine Learning Credits: (3)
BUAD 466 - Developing Business Intelligence Credits: (3)
BUAD 467 - Predictive Analytics Credits: (3)
BUAD 468 - Prescriptive Analytics Credits: (3)